Chuck this url in your Windows Media Player. Gamespot editor has been playing for 5 hours already in a live marathon of Oblivion.
mms://a812.l1165445721.c11654.g.lm.akamaistream.net/D/812/11654/v0001/reflector:45721
LMAO!! Its cool and all but it was funny to see the game freeze up when loading between areas and the reviewer going "Errr...oops, time to reset", I guess u'd expect these kinds of issues in such a massive game. Oh and there seems to be a huge amount of loading which could be annoying for many. Luckily i'm well trained in being patient from many years of playing LucasArts adventure games.
i heard that they were going to do thisthe day before the game came out (in thestates) but Bethesda asked them to delay it until afterwards, which they did. makes sence, seeing as though they have gone to great lengths not to reveal to much about the game prior to it's release.
Also, i've avoided watching this, i've got my copy ordered and i dont want anything spoilt!
I liked the part where Livewire.... My flatmate, finally brings it home. installs it onto his brand new mega expensive PC that he bought SPECIFICALLY for Oblivion. Then proceeds to swear and cry when the game keeps crashing within 5 mins for unkown reasons. Apparently lots of people are having some pretty major issues with it. Windows 64bit related probably....
mmmmmmmmmm LiveWire's salty tears make me stronger!
quote:Originally posted by MoonUnit
thats a cool idea to set that up, unfortunatly for me (on telstra broadband) the image was quite jerky and it did pause occasionaly to buffer again. So without a reliable constant stream it loses some of its impact. Oh and yeah oblivion looks neat :P
Yeh, it was pretty choppy for everyone. Definately a cool idea, although it was a major spoiler. I'm not into rpg's that much and I don't plan on getting Oblivian, so it was a great opportunity to at least experience some of what it was all about. Props to the editor who did the 12 hour marathon. I don't know if I could ever play a game for that long and provide commentary as well. [|)]
Whoo! It's working! And just to clarify: My new PC was not mega expensive, nor was i bought specifically for Oblivion, though I admit to buying it a little sooner, and spending a little extra on it, in time for oblivion, but i needed a new PC anyway, i'm not crazy enough to spend $2500 on a single game.
A note to everyone looking to get the game: if after the install seems to end, but a black install window fails to close itself - dont close it yourself, this is what i did after waiting several minutes and thinking nothing was happening, turns out it's doing something with DirectX and that's what was causing my crash. You just have to let it sit there for 5 to 10 minutes and wait for it to close itself, even though by all accounts nothing looks to be happening (even in the task manager).
thats a cool idea to set that up, unfortunatly for me (on telstra broadband) the image was quite jerky and it did pause occasionaly to buffer again. So without a reliable constant stream it loses some of its impact. Oh and yeah oblivion looks neat :P